Valtteri Bottas aims for more consistency at his best in 2018

By crossing the finish line of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as winner last Sunday, Valtteri Bottas offered himself a breath of fresh air after experiencing disillusionment in Brazil with a second place behind the Ferrari de Sebastian Vettel, following a less good start than the German.

Winner of three races in Russia, Austria and therefore Abu Dhabi, the Finn was unable to stay in contact with his teammate Lewis Hamilton, crowned for the fourth time, and was unable to seize second place in the Drivers' standings against Vettel despite his last success on the Yas Marina Circuit.

The old pilot Williams knows that he will have to be more consistent in the fight for victory to hope for better next year. « There were a lot of races where I struggled, and I wasn't at the level I wanted and the level I needed to be if I wanted to fight for the title, recognized Bottas at an event in Malaysia organized by team sponsor Petronas.

I need to raise my level. I need to be better more regularly. I had some really good periods where I was good and consistent, but I also had periods where I wasn't performing as well as I should have. »

Toto wolff praises the work of its pilot

After the victory of Valtteri Bottas, the boss of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport Toto Wolff stressed that only the Finn's efforts had allowed him to regain the top positions after a difficult period between Malaysia and the United States, without any podium for Bottas.

“The best drivers are those who manage to get through difficult times,” comments Wolff. Perhaps in several years, we will see this difficult time as the key moment in his career. The one who allowed him to truly reveal himself.

A driver says he gets out of these periods, because the team can't do much, apart from remaining transparent. »